Exports from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Hit Record High for First Two Months

Guangming Daily Beijing, March 23 — (Reporter Zhang Yi) According to customs statistics, in the first two months of this year, the import and export volume of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region reached 743.81 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12%. Among them, exports totaled 245.05 billion yuan, an increase of 18.6%, setting a new historical high for the same period, while imports reached 498.76 billion yuan, up 9%.

Exports are improving and shifting towards new areas, with mechanical and electrical products accounting for over 60%. In the first two months, the region exported 147.61 billion yuan worth of mechanical and electrical products, a 24.7% increase, accounting for 60.2% of the total regional exports during the same period. Among these, automobile exports were 15.69 billion yuan, up 17.4%; integrated circuit exports were 9.61 billion yuan, up 59.9%; lithium-ion battery exports were 4.50 billion yuan, up 124.5%. During the same period, exports of textiles, clothing, medicinal materials, and pharmaceuticals from the region were 9.81 billion yuan and 4.21 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 27.7% and 14.2%.

According to Beijing Customs statistics, in the first two months, high-tech product exports from Beijing reached 33.31 billion yuan, an increase of 23.5%, accounting for 33.8%, an increase of 5.2 percentage points compared to the same period last year, driving Beijing’s export growth by 6.7 percentage points. Among these, exports of integrated circuits, automatic data processing equipment and their parts, and automobiles increased by 102.6%, 171.2%, and 31.1%, respectively, contributing 3.7, 1.9, and 1.3 percentage points to export growth.

In the first two months, the import and export volumes of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei increased by 7.6%, 9.1%, and 37.7%, respectively. The three regions of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei all experienced rapid growth in import and export. Among them, Beijing’s import and export totaled 487.25 billion yuan, accounting for 65.5% of the total import and export of the region, highlighting Beijing’s prominent role as the “core leader” in regional foreign trade.

In the first two months, the region’s trade with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 428.90 billion yuan, accounting for 57.7% of the total regional exports during the same period. The growth rate of imports and exports with emerging markets was significantly faster than the overall level. Specifically, exports and imports with Latin America, ASEAN, and African countries were 84.73 billion yuan, 67.16 billion yuan, and 63.86 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 23.7%, 29.9%, and 33.3%.

Guangming Daily (March 24, 2026, Page 10)

Source: Guangming Online — Guangming Daily